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Welcome to Eighty Eight ...Eighty Eight is located in Barren County<1>. The location of Eighty Eight has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Eighty Eight, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869. Eighty Eight is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Eighty Eight lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Eighty Eight (for example, toward Monticello), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). The telephone area code for Eighty Eight: (270) The ZIP code for Eighty Eight: 42130<4> Communities near Eighty Eight ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Eighty Eight.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Eighty Eight. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eighty Eight. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Eighty Eight. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eighty Eight. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Eighty Eight. See our Newspapers Page for Eighty Eight. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eighty Eight ...Looking for more information about Eighty Eight? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Eighty Eight, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Eighty Eight. Adding Eighty Eight to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Eighty Eight in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Eighty Eight was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Eighty Eight in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Eighty Eight. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eighty Eight. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/ Footnotes ...
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